FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE OF RUSSIA

Directorate for the Rostov Region

Rostov-on-Don, 31 Bolshaya Sadovaya St.
20.09.99 No. 8/45. 173

To the Acting General Director of LLC "TV Company VTV"
Gorbunov A.V.
Volgodonsk, 2 "B" Volgodonskaya St.

Dear Anatoly Vasilyevich!

The operational-investigative group, stationed at the department of the Directorate of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region in Volgodonsk, is investigating criminal case No. 173, initiated regarding the explosion that occurred on September 16, 1999, near house No. 35 on Oktyabrskoye Highway. To clarify the full picture of the tragedy that occurred, we need your help.

We ask you to instruct the employees of your TV company to prepare and hand over to us the materials filmed by the cameramen of your TV company at the site of the explosion. Your cooperation will contribute to a speedy and high-quality investigation of the criminal case. We would be very grateful if the video materials are handed over to us on VHS video cassettes.

Investigator of the investigative department of the Directorate of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region
Senior Lieutenant of Justice
(Signature) R.V. Marchenko

TRUE COPY
Investigator (Signature) Romanovsky V.V.

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